Amending the constitution
Description
This program is an indispensable tool for helping students to understand the constitutional amendment process and to see its importance in their own lives. It defines what an amendment is, explains why amendments have been needed down through the centuries, and describes the process for proposing and ratifying an amendment. Amendments used as illustrations of the process of changing the Constitution have been carefully selected for their interest value to today's students. Correlates to National Standards for United States History Education.
Runtime
18 min
Series
- Social Studies Core Curriculum Video Library (16)
- The Cambridge Educational Core Curriculum Video Libraries (90)
Subjects
- Criminal law (54)
- Constitutional law (89)
- Constitutional history (105)
- United States Constitution (38)
- Civil law (65)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2005], c2002
Database
Films on Demand
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